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IAS Akshay Sunil Agrawal Mission Antodaya

Mission Antyodaya in Nayagarh: How IAS Officer Akshay Sunil Agrawal is Bringing Dignity to Odisha’s Most Remote Villages

9 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

IAS Akshay Sunil Agrawal leads Mission Antyodaya in Nayagarh, bringing roads, schools, solar power and essential services to Odisha’s most underserved...

Video Interview

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Former DGP of Jharkhand Mr. Kamal Nayan Choubey, always led his force from the front. But, little do...

Book Reviews

The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...

Change Makers

How Dungarpur, a Tribal District, Rewrote India’s Water Narrative With a Community-Led Conservation Model

8 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Dungarpur’s community-driven water revival has transformed a tribal district into a national model for...

UPSC Stories

Scholar, Engineer, Women Topper: How Shatakshi Pandey Achieved Rank 1 in CGPSC-2024 After Continuous Prelims Setbacks (Exclusive)

7 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ms Pandey, female topper of CGPSC-2024, overcame repeated Prelims setbacks to achieve Rank 6 overall...

Must Read

Who Is IPS G Poonguzhali? Kerala Police Appoints Her to Investigate Rahul Mamkootathil Rape Allegations

5 December 2025

After Years of Delay, Tejas Mk1A Gains Momentum: 5th F404-IN20 Engine Handover Signals Revival

6 December 2025

UPSC Returns Haryana’s DGP Panel Proposal Citing ‘No Vacancy’; Shatrujeet Kapur Still Holds Post - Major Twist in Police Chief Appointment

8 December 2025

Videos

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Armed Maoist Guerillas Lost Battle Against The Government

4 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Coal Mafia Gangs Thrive In Bihar’s Wasseypur?

1 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Centre Appoints Central Prabhari Officers for 7 Aspirational Districts; Vipin Pal Singh to South 24 Parganas, WB

9 December 2025

Bihar Govt Transfers 5 More IAS Officers; K Senthil Kumar Gets Additional Charge of SC/ST Welfare Department

9 December 2025

9 New IPS Officers From 2023–24 Batches Join Bihar Police: District Postings Announced, Prasanna Kumar Posted Muzaffarpur

9 December 2025

Centre Issues New Guidelines, Monitoring Rules for Waste-to-Energy Plants: MoEFCC Tells Lok Sabha

9 December 2025

Tarn Taran Bypoll Row: EC Seeks Formal Chargesheet Against Punjab IPS Officer After Serious Allegations of Fake FIRs

9 December 2025

Punjab Receives 4 IAS, Haryana 6 Officers from UPSC CSE-2024, Gurkanwal Singh Assigned Home State

9 December 2025

PSU News

PSU Banks Write Off Rs 6.15 Lakh Crore Loans in 5.5 Years; Borrowers Still Liable

9 December 2025

Northern Coalfields Powers 10% of India’s Electricity, Leading in Advanced Coal Mining

9 December 2025

'Solar on Track': NCRTC Pilot to Generate 17,500 kWh Annually at Duhai Depot; Delhi–Meerut Rapid Rail Corridor to Feature Solar Panels

9 December 2025

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CTUIL Revokes 6,343 MW RE Grid Connectivity; Transmission Systems on Track for 2030 Targets

9 December 2025

Cochin Shipyard Ltd Signs Landmark Deal with Svitzer for Four Fully Electric Tugs, Boosting Sustainable Maritime Solutions

8 December 2025

GRID-INDIA Honors 30 Scholars for Excellence in Power Systems Research at GIPSA 2025–26 during ICPS at IIT Hyderabad

8 December 2025

DVC Pratyay Unveils Five Landmark Publications Showcasing Wildlife, Heritage and CSR Vision in the Damodar Valley

8 December 2025

GAIL Showcases Entrepreneurial Ventures at Entreprenaari Mela 2.0, Empowering Spouses of Employees

8 December 2025

Defence News

Indian Navy Signs Pact With Crimson Energy to Build AI-Powered Deepdarshak Maritime Analytics System

9 December 2025

Operation Sagar Bandhu: India Sends 1000 Tons of Relief to Sri Lanka as Navy Deploys Four More Warships

9 December 2025

India Prepares Its Most Powerful Missile: BrahMos-II Mach 8 Test to Validate Scramjet Technology in 2027-28

9 December 2025

Old Submarine, New Power? The Truth Behind India’s Plan to Modernise a Soviet-Era Nuclear Submarine K-391 Bratsk Aka INS Chakra III

9 December 2025

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Flags Constitutional Concerns Over Rajasthan Anti-Conversion Law 2025

9 December 2025

SC Quashes Case Against Muslim Citizen, Directs Voice Forensics for UP DIG in Hate-Speech Audio Controversy

9 December 2025

Gender Rights vs. Labour Laws: Karnataka HC Suspends Government’s Paid Menstrual Leave Notification

9 December 2025

New Era for Prisoners with Disabilities: Supreme Court Orders to Make Disabled-Friendly Jail with Wheelchair Ramps, Accessible Toilets and Education

8 December 2025

Opinion

Features

How IndiGo Crisis Exposed India’s Fragile Air Travel System & What Must Change

Sharad Gupta

Features

Nexus of Good : How a Young IPS Officer Turned Gadchiroli’s Police Stations into Learning Hubs

Anil Swarup

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

Scholar, Engineer, Women Topper: How Shatakshi Pandey Achieved Rank 1 in CGPSC-2024 After Continuous Prelims Setbacks (Exclusive)

7 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ms Pandey, female topper of CGPSC-2024, overcame repeated Prelims setbacks to achieve Rank 6 overall...

Debate Rekindled: Are UPSC Interviews Truly Free From Bias? What Aspirants and Former Officers Say

6 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Despite the government’s clarification, aspirants and former officers say the issue is far from sett...

From 212th Rank to Deputy Collector: Poleshwar Sahu’s Four-Attempt CGPSC Success Story Amid Fierce Interview Grilling

3 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

After four attempts, overcoming failures, self-doubt, and personal loss, Poleshwar Sahu secured 4th rank...

Social Media

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...

This Land We Call Home: A Family History that Mirrors Modern India’s Identity Struggles

29 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Through the saga of caste persecution, conversions, migration and interfaith marriage that shapes this...

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....